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Celebrating Chihuly at NSU
April 25-29, 2007, at the Alvin Sherman Library
" The NSU Glass Garden"
The glass garden at NSU is part of a series of
work Chihuly designed and created for botanical
gardens around the world. Stemming from his long
love of “glass
houses” (conservatories), Chihuly wanted to install his work among and
within some of the most important public gardens ever designed.
The project started with Garfield Park in Chicago, was seen at Kew Gardens outside
of London and at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx. It will next open
at the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh. As the show has evolved, the individual
glass elements have changed into forms with strong colors. The pieces relate
to the gardens but have their own history.
The beauty of the glass “garden” at NSU is that the glass pieces
have become strong interpretations of a botanical form but, no longer necessarily
resemble the plants. However, they definitely are created to relate to nature
and have their own Chihuly identity.
The Chihuly installation will join other important pieces of art on display in
the Alvin Sherman Library, including the monument stone sculpture “Withstanding
Presence” by Beverly Pepper, and the mixed media installation entitled “Woman
in the Red Dress” by Therman Statom.
Who is Dale Chihuly?
Dale Chihuly is an internationally renowned artist
who has created innovative and exquisite large-scale
blown glass works for more than 30 years. Chihuly received
his bachelor's degree from the University of Washington,
an M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, and
an M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
In 1969 he established the glass program at RISD, where
he taught for more than a decade. He co-founded the
Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington, in
1971.
Chihuly's work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, including
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Musee'
des Arts Decoratifs, Palais du Louvre, and the Corning Museum of Glass. His pieces
have also been exhibited in numerous museums, including the Smithsonian's Renwick
Gallery, the National Gallery of Australia, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and
the Victoria and Albert Museum. Chihuly has been awarded seven honorary doctoral
degrees, a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant, a Fulbright Fellowship, and
a National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist grant.
For more information and images of
Chihuly's work, visit his website at www.chihuly.com
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